Open house honors founding members. Refreshments; music by the Rhythm Kitchen band. Free. 649-9500

Women of Color Resource

Center Presents Film

from South Africa

2:30 p.m. reception

3:30 p.m. showing

Health Education Center

400 Hawthorne St., Oakland

“Shouting Silent” by Xoliswa Sithole explores the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic as seen through the eyes of the filmmaker, an adult who lost her mother to HIV/AIDS in 1996. Panel discussion. $5 -$10, 848-9272, www.coloredgirls.org.

Taught by Jennifer DeWeerth, Assistant Dean and Registrar at Pacific School of Religion. 849-8239, www.psr.edu.

Buzzy Linhart Butterfly Peace

Party

6 p.m.

The Black Box Gallery

1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland

The Peace Party concept honors the love, healing, learning, action, and intergenerational community that arise through gatherings to promote artistic expression with compassionate intent. 451-1932, blackboxoakland.com.

Berkeley Artisans Holiday

Open Studios: A Self-Guided

Tour

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Various locations

100 artists & craftspeople open their studios to the public. For a map and locations, www.berkeleyartisans.com, or 845-2612.

Tuesday, Dec. 11

Discussion with Micheael Nagler, author of “Is There No Other Way.” Free. 649-2560 .

The Bombings in Indonesia, 1998-2001

3:30 p.m.

UC Berkeley

220 Stephens Hall, Geballe Room

Exclusive of Aceh, Malukus, and West Papua. With Father Sandyawan Sumardi. Free. 642-3609.

The Spirit of Christmas Class

7 - 9 p.m.

1250 Addison

Studio 103

Explore the metaphysics of the Christmas Story. 540-8844, patricia@newthoughtunity.org.

Feldenkrais Chair Class for Seniors

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Gentle movement class for older adults. Free. ellmor1@home.com

Heading Off The Holiday Blues

1:15 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Discussion with Elizabeth Forrest. 644-6343

Feldenkrais Floor Class for Seniors

2 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Gentle movement class for older adults. Free. ellmor1@home.com.

Holiday Mixer

5:30 - 7 p.m.

Filippo’s Pasteria

1499 Solano Ave.

The Solano Avenue Association invites you.

Wednesday, Dec. 12

Hawaiian Festival

1:15 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Dancers, music and refreshments. 644-6343

Lecture Series on Women Medieval Mystics

7:30 - 9 p.m.

All Souls Parish

2220 Cedar St.

Three Women Mystics: An Advent Lecture Series. Exploration of their spiritual quests designed to offer a new sense of spiritual possibilities in modern times. Free. Supervised childcare will be provided. 848-1755.

Near Death Experience Support Group

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Church

1606 Bonita Ave.

International Association of Near-Death Studies offers an open, sharing, and supportive environment for the exploration of Near Death Experiences.

Chuck Collingwood and Martin Thomas present a slide lecture on the essentials for surviving overnight in the snow and discuss the basics for safe and enjoyable ski or snowshoe travel. 527-4140

Simplicity Forum

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Claremont Branch Library

2940 Benvenue Ave.

Monthly meeting that features people telling stories about the ways they have changed their lives by finding ways to work less, consume less,

rush less, and have more time to build community with friends and family, as well as live more lightly upon the planet. 549-3509, www.seedsofsimplicity.org.

Gaia Building Open House Benefit

4 - 8 p.m.

The Gaia Building, 7th Floor

2116 Allston Way

The Gaia Building, an innovative residential housing project, celebrates its opening with an open house to benefit the Berkeley Emergency Food and Housing Project. $10, sliding scale. 883-1000, panoramicinterests.com.

Community Health Commission

6:45 - 9:30 p.m.

South Berkeley Senior Center

2939 Ellis St.

New Business Action: Increased funding for Public Health Infrastructure. 644-6109, phd@ci.berkeley.ca.us.

Friday, Dec. 14

Dunsmuir Historic Estate Holiday Season

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland

Volunteers have transformed the 50-acre estate and the 1899 mansion into a holiday event. 925-275-9595, www.dunsmuir.org.

Partial-Solar Eclipse Viewing

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Lawrence Hall of Science

Centennial Dr., just above UC Berkeley Campus

Telescopes and specially designed sun-spotters will be set up for safe viewing of the partial eclipse. $3 - $7. 642-5132, www.lawrencehallofscience.org

Tuesday, Dec. 18

Explore the metaphysics of the Christmas Story. 540-8844, patricia@newthoughtunity.org.

Feldenkrais Chair Class for Seniors

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Gentle movement class for older adults. Free. ellmor1@home.com.

Feldenkrais Floor Class for Seniors

2 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Gentle movement class for older adults. Free. ellmor1@home.com.

Wednesday, Dec. 19

Feldenkrais Classes for Seniors

10:30 and 11:45 a.m.

Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut

Gentle movement class for older adults. Free. ellmor1@home.com

Lecture Series on Women Medieval Mystics

7:30 - 9 p.m.

All Souls Parish

2220 Cedar St.

Three Women Mystics: An Advent Lecture Series. Exploration of their spiritual quests designed to offer a new sense of spiritual possibilities in modern times. Free. Supervised childcare will be provided. 848-1755.

Saturday, Dec. 22

Santa's Solstice Bazaar

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Metaversal Lightcraft

1708 University Ave.

Come shop while kids visit with Santa for free. Fine arts, crafts,

clothing and gift booths in a magical and colorful scene. 644-2032, www.lightcraft.org.

Tuesday, Dec. 25

The tours will present over 250 objects from the Museum’s permanent collections on display in the major exhibition “Telling Time: To Everything There is a Season.” 549-6950 www.magnesmuseum.org

Puppets and Puppet Making

1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

141 Walnut St.

Jennifer Levine presents “Princess Moxie Rules!” a 30 minute puppet show followed by a puppet-making project.

Wednesday, Dec. 26

Professor Smart’s Fun with Physics Show

1 p.m.

Lawrence Hall of Science

Centennial Drive, above UC Berkeley Campus

Professor Smart shrinks his head, has toilet paper flying, juggles and has the audience’s hair standing on end all the while demonstrating the principles of physics. $3 - $7. 642-5132, www.lawrencehallofscience.org

Tilden Regional Park, in the parking lot that dead ends at the Little Farm

Join a few seniors, the Tuesday Tilden Walkers, for a stroll around Jewel Lake and the Little Farm Area. Enjoy the beauty of the wildflowers, turtles, and warblers, and waterfowl.

215-7672; members.home.co

m/teachme99/tilden/index.html

Berkeley Farmers’ Market

2-7 p.m.

Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street

548-3333

Berkeley Camera Club

7:30 p.m.

Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda

Share your slides and prints with other photographers. Critiques by qualified judges. Monthly field trips.

531-8664

Wednesdays

Toddler Storytime

7 p.m.

West Berkeley Library

1125 University Ave

For families with children three years or younger, a program to expose the youngest readers to multicultural stories, songs and finger plays.

Every Wednesday through Nov 28

Thursdays

Free Anonymous HIV Testing (?) (?)

5:15 - 7:15 p.m.

Check in 5 - 7 p.m.

University Health Services

Tang Center

2222 Bancroft Way

Drop-in services and limited space is available.

Call 642-7202

Fridays

Saturdays

Berkeley Farmers’ Market

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street

548-3333

Poets Juan Sequeira and Wanna Thibideux Wright

Free Sailboat Rides

1 - 4 p.m.

Cal Sailing Club

Berkeley Marina

The Cal Sailing Club, a nonprofit sailing and windsurfing cooperative, give free rides on a first come, first served basis on the first full weekend of each month. Wear warm clothes and bring a change of clothes in case you get wet. Children must be at least five years old and must be accompanies by an adult.